Financial stocks rose 0.2% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 was steady.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS): ASPS stock is up 3.6% today.
- Hilltop Holdings Inc (HTH): HTH stock is up 2.1% today.
- Horace Mann Educators Corp (HMN): HMN stock is up 2.1% today.
- Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS): VRTS stock is up 2.2% today.
- Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd (MRH): MRH stock is up 1.7% today.
- Mgic Investment Corp (MTG): MTG stock is up 1.8% today.
- Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII): AGII stock is up 1.8% today.
- Euronet Worldwide (EEFT): EEFT stock is up 1.7% today.
- Lazard Ltd (LAZ): LAZ stock is up 1.5% today.
- UMB Financial Corp (UMBF): UMBF stock is up 1.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Pacwest Bancorp (PACW): PACW stock is down 1.9% today.
- Gabelli Dividend (GDV): GDV stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equit (EXG): EXG stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity (ETY): ETY stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY): NLY stock is down 1.5% today.
- JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM): JPM stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Credit Suisse Group (CS): CS stock is down 1.4% today.
- Aviva Plc (AV): AV stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Eaton Vance Corp (ETV): ETV stock is down 1.1% today.
- Aegon Nv (AEG): AEG stock is down 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
